The Gaylords were an American vocal pop trio, consisting of Ronald L. Fredianelli (June 12, 1930 – January 25, 2004), Bonaldo "Burt" Bonaldi (July 6, 1926 – May 10, 2017), and Don Rea (December 9, 1928 – June 30, 2017). Fredianelli joined the U.S. Army in the 1950s, and was replaced by Bill Christ (September 10, 1930 – October 30, 2017). == Formation == Fredianelli, Bonaldi and Rea were all born in Detroit, Michigan. Together they formed the Gaylords (originally... [more on Wikipedia]